Better
results with EVP does not mean more results. Instead, what are they telling us?
What can we learn from them? What is being revealed – primarily about the
spirit we’re fortunate enough to be recording? Truth is, we share our space
with the other side - we are equals, so how we talk to them is just as
important as if they were alive and visible. We should try to walk a mile in
the spirit’s shoes for a change. Be less concerned with our own desired results
from the session and more focused on how to bring out the messages they want to
offer. Easier said than done, but dealing with spirit superficially is not an
okay approach. We need to find the right way to actually connect - honestly.

People
change all the time – so do spirits. Too often we imagine them trapped in a
“small” world with limitations we ourselves would be unable to sanely handle.
If we believe in an afterlife, why would it be any less vibrant and meaningful
than our own life here on this plane? Just as our existence grows and shifts
and alters, so too does the world our spirits inhabit. It only makes sense, but
more often than not, we characterize that advanced state as static and
confining; as lacking in growth, challenge, and change. What a mistake.

New
year, new voices, but there are a few misconceptions worth talking about.
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much we know about EVP or “the paranormal,”
there’s stuff we just don’t seem to understand. It’s normal enough though.
After all, what can we say with certainty about such a subject. Throw in some
popular culture, a little superstition, and some bad information, and we just
might believe anything. In addition, this episode includes another surprise EVP
captured while the podcast was being recorded – a great way to start the new
year.

There
are a lot of us who find ourselves with an intense interest in all things
paranormal, and we each arrive at that place for different reasons. But many of
us are driven there by personal experiences we can’t explain – experiences we
feel an irrepressible need to understand. These “events” may drive us into the
arena, but they can also distract and deceive us. Nevertheless, eventually, we
realize that it’s not so much what we find while obsessing with our quest, but
more the fact that we took the time to look in the first place.

This
episode centers around one particular investigation and the EVP recorded there.
It features the concept that sometimes mediums and evidence can back each other
up, thereby emphasizing the importance of trying to understand spirit by using
all the tools at your disposal – even if a little faith might be required. Join
us as we meet “the Commander” and his lady, who kindly postponed their night on
the town to talk to us and share some of who there were – and still are.

Some
mediums are born; others become. K.C. Lane seems to fit into both categories.
In this episode, I interview K.C. as she describes the traumatic events that
led to her mediumship and shares some of the ways her gift shows itself. I’ve
witnessed her in action and can attest to her uncanny accuracy and sensitivity,
but her personal story indicates that her endeavors are the result of a bona
fide calling. In this, our third show centered completely around mediums, we
discover yet another unique path to “the gift,” and the tremendous personal
commitment these individuals must possess. Their contribution to our
understanding of the paranormal is actually quite immense, and yet so often
unjustifiably dismissed.

The
phrase “established methods” can frequently get in the way. When attempting
spirit communication through EVP there should be some requirements we can
expect to put in place, but are we all but eliminating those necessary efforts
to think outside the box or shift the paradigms of our search? It seems that
sometimes we discourage communication success by removing the acceptance of
possible, credible results for the sake of adhering to a strong and
well-established status quo. EVP have never been the stuff of status quo, and
sometimes the more we try to define, the more we lose sight of the meaning.

We
all have different and somewhat personal opinions when it comes to EVP, but for
those of us who believe they are a paranormal phenomenon, it’s more about our
point of view. Depending on which camp you fall into, one thing is definitely
certain – EVP frequently occur when you least expect it, and what they say can
be equally surprising. This episode discusses these surprising EVP and offers
some example voices that represent my own experiences. When you least expect
them…

EVP
can effect all of us differently and touch us individually in unique ways.
Sometimes it’s a simple as making us laugh, or as complex as suggesting philosophical
concepts, but they are always offering some kind of insight into the next
realm. The real question is what we make of them and how they speak to us personally,
and how well we choose to listen. The voices may not be providing very many
answers to our burning questions, but there is still much to learn. This second
installment of My Favorite EVP consists of a dozen that touch me the most – for
a variety of reasons.

Everything
about EVP is highly personal. There may be many who prefer to think of paranormal
research as dry and unemotional, but deep inside we know it's personal. You
can't get into it with a spirit and not be willing to deal with him or her much
the same way you would deal with the so-called living. It doesn't work otherwise.
This episode features a chapter from the unfinished book Listen (by Randall
Keller) entitled “Complete
Entities,”
and focuses on the necessity of taking a personal approach while attempting
spirit communication.